Early Registration for the Conference: 4.45-5.10 PM

Plenary Session: 5.15-7.00 PM

Followed by wine reception and poster session

Prof. Roy Ellen (University of Kent): Is there a role for ontologies in understanding ‘plant knowledge systems’?

Prof. Ellen is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Human Ecology at the University of Kent’s School of Anthropology & Conservation. His research explores the anthropology of the environment and ethnobiology. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Indonesia, including with the Nuaulu of Seram and other peoples of the Moluccan islands of eastern Indonesia, and with communities in Sulawesi, Java and Brunei.

Dr Nesbitt is Economic Botany Manager at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. He curates the Economic Botany Collection, including specimen acquisition and collection maintenance. His current research focuses on materia medica (e.g. Cinchona) and fibres, including papermaking, textiles and basketry. His role at Kew also involves the joint organization and teaching of the Kent-Kew MSc in Ethnobotany.